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You Asked - Is it windy on Maui? Where are the windiest parts of the island?

By Georgie Hunter R(S) 58089

Real Estate Agent with Hawai'i Life Real Estate Brokers HRE# 58089 - RS

February 08, 2011 12:08 PM

You Asked - Is it windy on Maui? Where are the windiest parts of the island

Maui Hawaii is blessed with plenty of great weather, including wind, which mostly comes in the way of NE trade winds. Yes there are parts of Maui that are buffeted daily with 15-20mph winds, and that's a good thing if you're into windsurfing or kiteboarding. The north shore is going to be windy a lot of the time. Maalaea is another windy spot due to the venturi effect.

kiting on Maui's north shore

The following links are a great resource if you want to know where the wind is blowing on Maui:

MauiWindCam.com - 4 different camera locations cover the north shore from Kanaha to Spreckelsville
Wind Graph for the past 30 hours, at the Kahului Airport
High Resolution Wind Maps for Maui

Other advantages of living in a windy spot:

clean fresh air
harness the wind power
small flying bugs won't stand a chance
less chance of mold growth
clothes on the line dry fast
show off your flags
fly a kite

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Patrick White

Home Driven Realty, Inc - Baldwin, NY

Driven to bring New Yorkers home

Good Evening Georgina

Thanks for the post. Have a great day.

Feb 08, 2011 12:23 PM

Katerina Gasset

The Gasset Group & Get It Done For Me Virtual Services - Provo, UT

Amplify Your Real Estate & Life Dreams!

Georgina- So where you live how windy is it?

Feb 08, 2011 01:12 PM

Georgie Hunter R(S) 58089

Hawai'i Life Real Estate Brokers - Haiku, HI

Maui Real Estate sales and lifestyle info

Patrick - you too!

Katerina - We're on the north shore (Haiku area) and it's usually windy, like about 10-20 mph. For us that means we have juice in the batteries that power our homes. We are completely off-grid, and get our electricity from sunshine and wind which is great for most of the year. In the winter months we often have to run a generator for a couple of hours each evening, to top up the batteries. This could be remedied with more PV panels and batteries, but you have to draw the line somewhere. Thanks for asking.

Feb 08, 2011 01:46 PM

Carl Winters

Canyon Lake, TX

Harness wind power is the way to go. Last time I was driving through W. Texas and New Mexico that is all we could see was wind turbines.

Feb 08, 2011 01:58 PM

Paul S. Henderson, REALTOR®, CRS

Fathom Realty Washington LLC - Tacoma, WA

South Puget Sound Washington Agent/Broker!

Georgina, I have never found it to be a detriment, having the warm Maui breeze blow down the beach during the day and a cool trade winds blow through my windows at night. You are indeed blessed...

Feb 08, 2011 05:39 PM

Barbara-Jo Roberts Berberi, MA, PSA, TRC - Greater Clearwater Florida Residential Real Estate Professional

Charles Rutenberg Realty - Clearwater, FL

Palm Harbor, Dunedin, Clearwater, Safety Harbor

Georgina - It only makes sense that it would get windy on an island! Still, with those temperatures, who cares?

Feb 09, 2011 06:30 AM

Yes, let's all use more wind power! Once you do, it will make you see the wind in a whole different light.

Thanks for your comments!

Feb 09, 2011 07:31 AM

Richard Dolbeare

Inactive - Wailuku, HI

Living the Hawaii Lifestyle

Hi Georgina. Mauiwindcam.com is a great site. Too bad Kauai doesn't have something similar.

Aloha!

Feb 11, 2011 10:57 AM

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